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Cory Boatwright, LinkedIn’s Head of Military & Veteran Program and Partnerships, is proud to announce, in honor of Military Appreciation Month, active-duty U.S. military personnel—whether serving on active duty, in the National Guard, or Reserves—will have access to LinkedIn Premium at no cost while they serve–enabling earlier network and skill building to facilitate smooth transitions […]
From SMA Michael Weimer: “Effective Immediately (May 15): To meet the CSA’s intent of eliminating training which is redundant, antiquated, or doesn’t support warfighting and lethality, the U.S. Army has determined it will eliminate approximately 346 hours of Distributed Learning Courses for Officers and NCOs. An analysis determined these courses were redundant and/or antiquated when […]
Congratulations to all our SSGs earning Fully Qualified (FQ) & Most Qualified (MQ) Status FY24 SSG Evaluation Board FQ & MQ List
You probably already know the U.S. Army funds 100s of certifications with Army Credentialing Assistance (CA), but there are other ways to get FREE (No-cost to you or Funded) Certifications! Institutionally Delivered Credentialing (IDC) is an all-volunteer program endorsed by multiple Commandants based on the needs of the branch and managed locally by the school […]
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth suspended one of the service’s top generals Friday after Military.com reporting revealed he may have inappropriately intervened in a service assessment panel‘s work in an attempt to help the career of a subordinate officer who was deemed unfit for command. The case of Gen. Charles Hamilton, who oversees Army Materiel Command, was also referred […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is slashing the size of its force by about 24,000, or almost 5%, and restructuring to be better able to fight the next major war, as the service struggles with recruiting shortfalls that made it impossible to bring in enough soldiers to fill all the jobs. The cuts will mainly be […]
Promotions to SSG: Effectively immediately, Sergeants (SGTs) (regardless of their promotable status) who are selected or volunteer for assignment as a DASR will be promoted to SSG upon completion of the Army Recruiter Course. Promotion to SFC: Effective immediately, SSG performing as Detailed Recruiters who successfully achieve 24 accessions within a 12-month period will be […]
With the armed forces facing the most challenging recruiting environment in a generation, the United States Army announced a transformation of its recruiting enterprise. During a Pentagon news conference, Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth and Chief of Staff of the Army Randy George detailed sweeping changes in how the Army will identify and recruit […]
The Army’s recruitment numbers were so dire in the fall that country singer Craig Morgan turned to his friend, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, and told her that he wanted to reenlist. There was one problem: At 58, the Army veteran was only a few years away from the military’s mandatory retirement age of 62. So Blackburn, then a […]
